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Noun
1. stress (e.g. on a mechanical part); tension
Wikipedia definition
2. Stress (mechanics)In continuum mechanics, stress is a measure of the internal forces acting within a deformable body. Quantitatively, it is a measure of the average force per unit area of a surface within the body on which internal forces act. These internal forces arise as a reaction to external forces applied on the body.
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